David Hench

Portland Press Herald

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Published
July 17, 2015

Boy, 8, used bat to try to protect his mother during Fryeburg assault, police say

Kurtis Howard faces multiple charges including domestic violence assault, drunken driving and criminal mischief.
Published
July 16, 2015

George H.W. Bush won’t need surgery for broken bone in neck, doctor says

The fracture did not impinge on the former president’s spinal cord and did not have any neurological effects, says a spokesman for Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Published
July 14, 2015

Judge impounds record with indictment error in fatal Maine hayride accident

After the district attorney says a clerical mistake led him to announce incorrect charges against the driver, the Portland Press Herald’s request for a copy is denied.
Published
July 13, 2015

Biddeford neighborhood rattled by latest ‘swatting’ hoax

No one is hurt but some neighbors are traumatized as police responded to a bogus report of a shooting, the third ‘swatting’ incident this month.
Published
July 10, 2015

Portland landlord indicted on 6 counts of manslaughter

Gregory Nisbet had been discussing a plea agreement in the Noyes Street apartment fire last November, but the talks fell apart.
Published
July 9, 2015

DA corrects error in charges from fatal Maine hayride, says driver not accused of manslaughter

Andrew Robinson says a clerical mistake led to an announcement that David Brown was indicted on felony charges when it was only one misdemeanor count.
Published
July 9, 2015

Prosecutors to proceed with charges against landlord in deadly Portland fire

District Attorney Stephanie Anderson offers no details, but she’s been pursuing a manslaughter case against Gregory Nisbet in the blaze at 20-24 Noyes St. that killed six last year.
Published
July 8, 2015

Maine farm indicted in fatal hayride accident; owner files for bankruptcy

Harvest Hill Farms and the driver are charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault, driving to endanger and reckless conduct.
Published
July 8, 2015

Only smoke detector at Hermon home where fire killed boy had no batteries

One child died and another was in critical condition following Tuesday’s fire in a mobile home in the Penobscot County town.
Published
July 8, 2015

For answers in Boothbay Harbor murder-suicide, state turns to review panel

The chair of the Maine Domestic Violence Homicide Review Panel says state officials, like the public, want to know why Svend Jorgensen killed his wife and son.